[rawfeeding] Re: Question switching to raw when you have been feeding kibble? Help please.

Hi, Charlene!
Tell your friend to get off the fence and give the whole prey model a
real chance!
Kibble and raw digest at different rates. Its not fair to the dog to
expect it to be able to adjust to eating raw when the kibble she is
still feeding is sabotaging her half hearted efforts and causing the
dog discomfort.
I'd fast him for a meal or a day. Offer plenty of water.
She should go to the store and buy several whole chickens, on her way
she should stop off at the local animal shelter and donate the kibble.
Have her cut the chickens into pieces - how big is the dog? Cut the
chicken into 4 pieces for a medium/large dog, 8 pieces for a small
dog, 12 pieces for a tiny dog.
The next meal, have her feed a portion. Less is better than a full
portion at this point. Too much new food can cause diarrhea, too. She
can always increase the portion size later.
How old is the pup? If under 5 months, feed three times a day. Between
5 to 9 or 10 months, feed twice a day. Over that, you could stay with
twice a day for now, then move to once a day feeding after a week or two.
If the pup truly has diarrhea, watery, uncontrollable stools, not just
soft poops, and it persists, she can trim visible fat from the
portions for now. She could also cut off some of the skin for awhile.
Slippery Elm Bark Powder is a soothing herb that can help with
digestive irritation; http://fiascofarm.com/herbs/supplements.htm She
can buy it online or at a health food store. Mix the herb dose with a
bit of diced up chicken and feed up to three times a day.
HTH
Giselle
with Bea in New Jersey

> Hello Everyone!
> My friend feeds kibble she decided to switch to raw. She fed raw
and then fed 4 hours later some kibble is this going to hurt her pup?
> Charlene
Pup has Diarrhea now. What do you think she should do?
I told her stop the kibble and don't feed anything else tonight and
start raw completely tomorrow?!...
Charlene

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